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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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